My city has been torn apart lying fiber optic lines all over the place. Bad news for rollerbladers like me.
When the glut really happens and demands for broadband go up, so will the finances.
It's worth noting, too, that fiber optic will make this problem disappear. As of this moment - unlike almost every other technology - there is no "next step" after fiber optic. It is a technology available now that there is no percieved successor to and no percieved NEED to have a sucessor - as the amount of data that these cables can handle is considered limitless.
So don't sweat this. The market will give the telcos, etc the finances when they need it and once the fiber is in, you can count on your grandchildren using it too.
Contrary to popular belief, I welcome people pointing out my grammatical mistakes. I apologize for my error.
What I meant to say is that you should try not to come dressed like a slob and have a sensible haircut.
Again, I greatly appreciate you pointing out my error as I welcome such criticism.
Despite what some people may think, most Senators try to do what is needed to make their constituents happy. I've worked in this "industry" for a very long time. Here is what I suggest you do to defeat this bill:
Write an actual letter to your two Senators and House member. Do not bother to email the office - it gets deleted. Make sure your letter is at least two pages long and is well written - typed, not handwritten. We use to have a wall where we would put up "nut mail" - make sure your letter doesn't wind up here.
Find out who the legislative assistant is for this issue. The senator or representative has literally hundreds of issues to deal with on a daily basis - so he delegates research and advisory power to people on an issue by issue basis. One guy may do defense and foreign affairs, another maybe judiciary and constituent service, etc. Find out the *name* of the legislative assisatant for this issue and communicate with them directly.
Get a group of similarly minded people to meet with the Senator/Rep and his senior staff. Don't feel like going to Washington DC? Remember that your member probably has several offices spread throughout your area and he always come home on the weekends. Remember - it's important that the member have a senior staff member PRESENT when you meet with him. This means he is taking you seriously.
Be polite. Do not make a damn fool out of yourself and put on a tie. Always be reasonable and patient. This is an easy case to make - maybe/. people can organize "lobby presentation package" that you can use when you meet with your member.
Good luck. I believe that digital media needs to be legally protected, but this is not the way to do it. Civil litigation, not federal legislation.
There is always a huge problem for folks with high end comps missing out because of software/OSs being developed for lower end machines.
Likewise, people with low end comps are often getting screwed by missing out on great new stuff that they just can't run.
Being that I am a member of the former (I built my own uber comp and have two Dell uber comps) I am sensitive to the latter.
So I wonder if software can be developed to be sensitive to the user's comp. SOmetimes this is done - Unreal Tournament detects what video settings you are capable of. If this was done more, we wouldn't have to see software constantly coded down to the least common demoninator. The only piece of software that seems to be doing this in a forward looking way is (not surprisingly) a game - Asheron's Call 2.
Don't see what's wrong with my comment. It's a logical and reasonable reaction tothe statement that "Richard Stallmans's argument is one of a moral right to software."
Sounds like you just wanted an excuse to rant. Save it for the couch.
true. But the point I am trying to make is not to take the prestiege that RMS has in software design/development, etc. and transfer that prestige and authority to an analysis of the human genome, amime, dry wall, or economics.
This suggests to me that there may be a growing need for a software or PCI wafer/chip AI that can be assigned tasks like filtering spam out that you don't want.
And this goes beyond just making rules or blocking all spam - after all, I do want to know about the $120 round trip ticket offers for Myrtle Beach or the discounted digicam at ThinkGeek.
The AI can work the same way Tivo does in being sensitive to the kind of email you prefer to get and maybe even smart enough to unsubscribe you from lists that you don't want to belong to or to reply to emails in your place.
Give it a voice recognition program and it can be your phone receptionist, too.
Stallman advocates free software. This is an economic argument since software (except games, and maybe aimless academic study) is a tool for engaging in economic activity and the creation of wealth.
I didn't think the obvious needed to be explained.
"Fascism is a much better economic system" See - right there is proof the/. OSS people shouldn't be put in charge of an economy when they can make such a stupid comment.
Hate to dissappoint you, but centralized fascist economies are about the worse economies on the planet - if there are any really left. And if there are any you can point to, they are at the bottom of the third world.
The best economy is the one that satisfies it's customers the best. And if you look at any survey data of what people think of the software they are using in their offices these days, their satisfaction is pretty clear.
What is needed is a free economy - where you have the freedom to liscence and sell your software and to innovate to your God given limit.
Hotmail rolled out a similar service at the same price point about a month ago- actually it's more storage space that they are giving you. Hotmail has had a proprietary "pop3" via Outlook Express for a long time now.
Liscences make it profitable to make software, encouraging people to make better software.
Scarcity? Anyone can create software, there is no scarcity.
What evidence do you have that it would be better stuff? This free crap. I don't have a year to devote to studying GNU/Linux. Windows takes almost no studying - purely intuitive.
By letting people sell their "creation" at a profit, it encourages them to make better "creations." Common sense seems to elude you.
The person you are referring to is Lee Iaccoca. I read his biography. He was not their best enginee and was quickly moved to sales shortly after joining the company - where he had a natural talent.
Scientology is a complete fraud, but an interesting fraud. I would encourage anyone even marginally curious to take a look at the explanation of the cult on xenu.net.
The Scientologists had an interesting conflict with the creators of Southpark. In a skit for the MTV Music Awards show, the South Park creators lambast Scientology and were threatened with lawsuits - yet they didn't back down. Here is the link to a description of the skit. Here.
Southpark also tore into scientology in a spoof on them and street magician David Blaine. HOWEVER - note that the fellow who plays Chef does not appear in this episode - for he, Isaac Hayes, is a scientologist. Watch the episode here.
That's latin for "appeal to false authority." Without commenting on whether open source/free software is a good thing or not, what determines whether it is a good thing or not is a matter of economics. Yet someone who has a background not in economics but software development is considered to be insightful and wise when commenting on a very complex matter outside of his field. General Motors would not promote even it's best engineer to be the companies CEO, nor should those seeking wisdom on the impact of free versus commercial software rely on the screeds of the economically ignorant.
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When the glut really happens and demands for broadband go up, so will the finances.
It's worth noting, too, that fiber optic will make this problem disappear. As of this moment - unlike almost every other technology - there is no "next step" after fiber optic. It is a technology available now that there is no percieved successor to and no percieved NEED to have a sucessor - as the amount of data that these cables can handle is considered limitless.
So don't sweat this. The market will give the telcos, etc the finances when they need it and once the fiber is in, you can count on your grandchildren using it too.
Contrary to popular belief, I welcome people pointing out my grammatical mistakes. I apologize for my error. What I meant to say is that you should try not to come dressed like a slob and have a sensible haircut. Again, I greatly appreciate you pointing out my error as I welcome such criticism.
Write an actual letter to your two Senators and House member. Do not bother to email the office - it gets deleted. Make sure your letter is at least two pages long and is well written - typed, not handwritten. We use to have a wall where we would put up "nut mail" - make sure your letter doesn't wind up here.
Find out who the legislative assistant is for this issue. The senator or representative has literally hundreds of issues to deal with on a daily basis - so he delegates research and advisory power to people on an issue by issue basis. One guy may do defense and foreign affairs, another maybe judiciary and constituent service, etc. Find out the *name* of the legislative assisatant for this issue and communicate with them directly.
Get a group of similarly minded people to meet with the Senator/Rep and his senior staff. Don't feel like going to Washington DC? Remember that your member probably has several offices spread throughout your area and he always come home on the weekends. Remember - it's important that the member have a senior staff member PRESENT when you meet with him. This means he is taking you seriously.
Be polite. Do not make a damn fool out of yourself and put on a tie. Always be reasonable and patient. This is an easy case to make - maybe /. people can organize "lobby presentation package" that you can use when you meet with your member.
Good luck. I believe that digital media needs to be legally protected, but this is not the way to do it. Civil litigation, not federal legislation.
Likewise, people with low end comps are often getting screwed by missing out on great new stuff that they just can't run.
Being that I am a member of the former (I built my own uber comp and have two Dell uber comps) I am sensitive to the latter.
So I wonder if software can be developed to be sensitive to the user's comp. SOmetimes this is done - Unreal Tournament detects what video settings you are capable of. If this was done more, we wouldn't have to see software constantly coded down to the least common demoninator. The only piece of software that seems to be doing this in a forward looking way is (not surprisingly) a game - Asheron's Call 2.
Sounds like you just wanted an excuse to rant. Save it for the couch.
true. But the point I am trying to make is not to take the prestiege that RMS has in software design/development, etc. and transfer that prestige and authority to an analysis of the human genome, amime, dry wall, or economics.
And this goes beyond just making rules or blocking all spam - after all, I do want to know about the $120 round trip ticket offers for Myrtle Beach or the discounted digicam at ThinkGeek.
The AI can work the same way Tivo does in being sensitive to the kind of email you prefer to get and maybe even smart enough to unsubscribe you from lists that you don't want to belong to or to reply to emails in your place.
Give it a voice recognition program and it can be your phone receptionist, too.
I didn't think the obvious needed to be explained.
See - right there is proof the
Hate to dissappoint you, but centralized fascist economies are about the worse economies on the planet - if there are any really left. And if there are any you can point to, they are at the bottom of the third world.
The best economy is the one that satisfies it's customers the best. And if you look at any survey data of what people think of the software they are using in their offices these days, their satisfaction is pretty clear.
What is needed is a free economy - where you have the freedom to liscence and sell your software and to innovate to your God given limit.
Trust me - engineers make about the worst executives you could imagine. Lets be realistic.
Iaccoca was a natural salesman/leader.
so when are you going to start working for free?
Hotmail rolled out a similar service at the same price point about a month ago- actually it's more storage space that they are giving you. Hotmail has had a proprietary "pop3" via Outlook Express for a long time now.
I would compare free software to public schools. The private sector does a far better job.
Scarcity? Anyone can create software, there is no scarcity.
What evidence do you have that it would be better stuff? This free crap. I don't have a year to devote to studying GNU/Linux. Windows takes almost no studying - purely intuitive.
By letting people sell their "creation" at a profit, it encourages them to make better "creations." Common sense seems to elude you.
The person you are referring to is Lee Iaccoca. I read his biography. He was not their best enginee and was quickly moved to sales shortly after joining the company - where he had a natural talent.
The Scientologists had an interesting conflict with the creators of Southpark. In a skit for the MTV Music Awards show, the South Park creators lambast Scientology and were threatened with lawsuits - yet they didn't back down. Here is the link to a description of the skit. Here.
Southpark also tore into scientology in a spoof on them and street magician David Blaine. HOWEVER - note that the fellow who plays Chef does not appear in this episode - for he, Isaac Hayes, is a scientologist. Watch the episode here.
That's latin for "appeal to false authority."
Without commenting on whether open source/free software is a good thing or not, what determines whether it is a good thing or not is a matter of economics. Yet someone who has a background not in economics but software development is considered to be insightful and wise when commenting on a very complex matter outside of his field.
General Motors would not promote even it's best engineer to be the companies CEO, nor should those seeking wisdom on the impact of free versus commercial software rely on the screeds of the economically ignorant.